SCPD Investigating Motorcycle/Car Accident In Nesconset

Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a crash that killed a Lake Grove man and injured three other people.

Cosimo Mollo was driving his 2007 Mercury Milan east on Route 347 in Nesconset, making a left turn onto Lake Avenue when his vehicle was struck by a 2007 Suzuki motorcycle traveling west at 10:50 p.m. Richard Primo, the driver of the motorcycle, and his passenger, Timothy Gray, were both ejected from the bike.

Primo, 30, of Williams Blvd., Lake Grove, was transported to Stony Brook University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Gray, 25, of Smithtown Polk Blvd., Centereach, Cosimo Mollo, 81, and his wife, Lucille Mollo, 77, both of Symphony Dr., Lake Grove, were all transported to Stony Brook University Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. 

Both vehicles were impounded for safety checks and the investigation is continuing.